Electrochemistry+Capacitors+Current Electricity

The given picture shows a system. The capacitor is initially charged till steady state and contains a dielectric of dielectric constant K K . The battery is connected in the whole experiment throught .

Our Aim with this setup is to use the magnitude of current developed in the circuit for electrolysis of A g N O X 3 \ce{AgNO3} and check what is the mass deposited on the cathode after a certain time from the beginning.

Initially, the capacitor plates are at a distance of d d . One of the plates is fixed and the other plate can be moved(after charging).

We start to move one of the plates with time-varying velocity v ( t ) = 2 a t + b v(t)=2at+b .

The mass of Silver deposited in the time t = 0 t=0 s to t = t t=t s be M ϵ 0 M \epsilon_{0} grams.

Input the value of M M


Details and Assumptions

  • a = 1 m s 2 \dfrac{m}{s^2}

  • b = 2 m s \dfrac{m}{s}

  • d = 4 m m

  • K = 10

  • t= 2 secs

  • Area of each plate = 100 m 2 m^2 .

  • ϵ 0 \epsilon_{0} is permeability of free space.

  • V = 96.5 V V = 96.5 V [The EMF of the battery]

  • Take Faraday's Constant as F = 96500 C F= 96500 C



The answer is 18.

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1 solution

Steven Chase
Jul 6, 2018

Fundamental capacitor equation:

Q = C V \large{Q = C V}

Rate of change of charge:

Q ˙ = C V ˙ + V C ˙ = V C ˙ \large{\dot{Q} = C \dot{V} + V \dot{C} = V \dot{C}}

Capacitance formula:

C = K ϵ 0 A d C ˙ = K ϵ 0 A d 2 d ˙ \large{C = \frac{K \epsilon_0 A}{d} \\ \dot{C} = - \frac{K \epsilon_0 A}{d^2} \dot{d}}

Plugging into charge rate of change:

Q ˙ = V K ϵ 0 A d 2 d ˙ d ˙ = 2 a t + b \large{\dot{Q} = - \frac{V K \epsilon_0 A}{d^2} \dot{d} \\ \dot{d} = 2 a t + b }

Total charge transfered (only magnitude matters):

Δ Q = 0 2 V K ϵ 0 A d 2 d ˙ d t = V K ϵ 0 A 0 2 d ˙ d 2 d t \large{\Delta Q = \int_0^2 \frac{V K \epsilon_0 A}{d^2} \dot{d} \, dt \\ = V K \epsilon_0 A \int_0^2 \frac{\dot{d}}{d^2} \, dt }

We get one mole of silver for every mole of electrons. The number of moles of silver at the cathode is therefore:

N = Δ Q F \large{N = \frac{\Delta Q}{F}}

There are approximately 108 108 grams for each mole of silver. The total mass, in grams, is therefore:

M t o t = 108 Δ Q F = 108 V K ϵ 0 A F 0 2 d ˙ d 2 d t \large{M_{tot} = 108 \frac{\Delta Q}{F} \\ = \frac{108 \, V K \epsilon_0 A}{F} \int_0^2 \frac{\dot{d}}{d^2} \, dt }

Evaluating the integral numerically and plugging in numbers yields a total mass of 18 ϵ 0 18 \epsilon_0 grams.

No sir. A small typo. It's 18 epsilon0 grams at the last like. Hence M=18g. How was the question?

Md Zuhair - 2 years, 11 months ago

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Good catch. I have corrected it. It was a very nice question.

Steven Chase - 2 years, 11 months ago

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Thanks sir. :).

Md Zuhair - 2 years, 11 months ago

Well it is the best way one can think to convert mechanical energy to electrical to chemical. Generally what is the method used to convert mechanical to chemical energy directly if not this?

Md Zuhair - 2 years, 11 months ago

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